What a 6.0 does
- Turns defence into attack with the bajada off the back glass
- Plays the víbora into the side glass so it dies
- Holds one level through the whole match, not just the first set
What a 6.0 does not do yet
- Give a free point from a comfortable position
- Lob without knowing where the next ball goes
- Rush the net behind a ball that has not moved the other pair
What to work on next
The glass as a weapon. Here the ball off the back wall is where the attack starts, and the bajada is how it starts. Padel wall play: how to stop being afraid of the glass.
On the other scales
The converter files 6.0 under Competitive: tournament player who reads the game and wins the long points. That reads as MATCHi 8 and LTA 6.0; Padel Mates uses the same 0 to 7 numbers as Playtomic. None of it is official, and the bands hold to about half a point. Convert any number.
How the number moves
At this end of the scale a win against a weaker pair moves you almost nothing: the level climbs only against pairs at or above it. Under five unforced errors in a set is at least a 4. The long version is in padel levels explained.